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Jinlida Granules Reduce Obesity in db/db Mice by Activating Beige Adipocytes
Recent studies indicate existence of beige adipocytes in adults. Upon activation, beige adipocytes burn energy for thermogenesis and contribute to regulation of energy balance. In this study, we have analyzed whether Jinlida granules (JLD) could activate beige adipocytes. JLD suspended in 0.5% carbo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9135524/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35647185 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/4483009 |
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author | Zhou, Hong-ru Wang, Tong-xing Hao, Yuan-yuan Hou, Yun-long Wei, Cong Yao, Bing Wu, Xuan Huang, Dan Zhang, Hui Wu, Yi-ling |
author_facet | Zhou, Hong-ru Wang, Tong-xing Hao, Yuan-yuan Hou, Yun-long Wei, Cong Yao, Bing Wu, Xuan Huang, Dan Zhang, Hui Wu, Yi-ling |
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description | Recent studies indicate existence of beige adipocytes in adults. Upon activation, beige adipocytes burn energy for thermogenesis and contribute to regulation of energy balance. In this study, we have analyzed whether Jinlida granules (JLD) could activate beige adipocytes. JLD suspended in 0.5% carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) was gavage fed to db/db mice at a daily dose of 3.8 g/kg. After 10 weeks, body weight, biochemical, and histological analyses were performed. In situ hybridization, immunofluorescence, and western blotting were conducted to test beige adipocyte activation in mice. X9 cells were induced with induction medium and maintenance medium containing 400 μg/mL of JLD. After completion of induction, cells were analyzed by Nile red staining, time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), western blotting, and immunofluorescence to understand the effect of JLD on the activation of beige adipocytes. A molecular docking method was used to preliminarily identify compounds in JLD, which hold the potential activation effect on uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1). JLD treatment significantly improved obesity in db/db mice. Biochemical results showed that JLD reduced blood glucose (GLU), triglyceride (TG), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) levels as well as liver aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in mice. Hematoxylin and eosin staining (H&E) showed that JLD reduced hepatocyte ballooning changes in the liver. Immunofluorescence showed that JLD increased the expression of the thermogenic protein, UCP1, in the beige adipose tissue of mice. JLD also increased the expression of UCP1 and inhibited the expression of miR-27a in X9 cells. Molecular docking results showed that epmedin B, epmedin C, icariin, puerarin, and salvianolic acid B had potential activation effects on UCP1. The results suggest that JLD may activate beige adipocytes by inhibiting miR-27a expression, thereby promoting thermogenesis in beige adipocytes. This study provides a new pharmacological basis for the clinical use of JLD. |
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spelling | pubmed-91355242022-05-27 Jinlida Granules Reduce Obesity in db/db Mice by Activating Beige Adipocytes Zhou, Hong-ru Wang, Tong-xing Hao, Yuan-yuan Hou, Yun-long Wei, Cong Yao, Bing Wu, Xuan Huang, Dan Zhang, Hui Wu, Yi-ling Biomed Res Int Research Article Recent studies indicate existence of beige adipocytes in adults. Upon activation, beige adipocytes burn energy for thermogenesis and contribute to regulation of energy balance. In this study, we have analyzed whether Jinlida granules (JLD) could activate beige adipocytes. JLD suspended in 0.5% carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) was gavage fed to db/db mice at a daily dose of 3.8 g/kg. After 10 weeks, body weight, biochemical, and histological analyses were performed. In situ hybridization, immunofluorescence, and western blotting were conducted to test beige adipocyte activation in mice. X9 cells were induced with induction medium and maintenance medium containing 400 μg/mL of JLD. After completion of induction, cells were analyzed by Nile red staining, time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), western blotting, and immunofluorescence to understand the effect of JLD on the activation of beige adipocytes. A molecular docking method was used to preliminarily identify compounds in JLD, which hold the potential activation effect on uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1). JLD treatment significantly improved obesity in db/db mice. Biochemical results showed that JLD reduced blood glucose (GLU), triglyceride (TG), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) levels as well as liver aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels in mice. Hematoxylin and eosin staining (H&E) showed that JLD reduced hepatocyte ballooning changes in the liver. Immunofluorescence showed that JLD increased the expression of the thermogenic protein, UCP1, in the beige adipose tissue of mice. JLD also increased the expression of UCP1 and inhibited the expression of miR-27a in X9 cells. Molecular docking results showed that epmedin B, epmedin C, icariin, puerarin, and salvianolic acid B had potential activation effects on UCP1. The results suggest that JLD may activate beige adipocytes by inhibiting miR-27a expression, thereby promoting thermogenesis in beige adipocytes. This study provides a new pharmacological basis for the clinical use of JLD. Hindawi 2022-05-19 /pmc/articles/PMC9135524/ /pubmed/35647185 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/4483009 Text en Copyright © 2022 Hong-ru Zhou et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Zhou, Hong-ru Wang, Tong-xing Hao, Yuan-yuan Hou, Yun-long Wei, Cong Yao, Bing Wu, Xuan Huang, Dan Zhang, Hui Wu, Yi-ling Jinlida Granules Reduce Obesity in db/db Mice by Activating Beige Adipocytes |
title | Jinlida Granules Reduce Obesity in db/db Mice by Activating Beige Adipocytes |
title_full | Jinlida Granules Reduce Obesity in db/db Mice by Activating Beige Adipocytes |
title_fullStr | Jinlida Granules Reduce Obesity in db/db Mice by Activating Beige Adipocytes |
title_full_unstemmed | Jinlida Granules Reduce Obesity in db/db Mice by Activating Beige Adipocytes |
title_short | Jinlida Granules Reduce Obesity in db/db Mice by Activating Beige Adipocytes |
title_sort | jinlida granules reduce obesity in db/db mice by activating beige adipocytes |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9135524/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35647185 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/4483009 |
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